Mar
2007
Articles from 15th Mar 2007
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Nurse 'encouraged football brawl'
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
A NURSE helped orchestrate a "mass brawl" by a pack of Wolverhampton Wanderers fans in London's West End, a court has heard. Read
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Man denies killing girlfriend's baby
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN has denied 'sneaking' into his girlfriend's Midland home, killing her baby and then dumping the body. Read
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We moved in to a 'green' house and our gas bill was just 87p
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
FAMILIES in one favoured part of the Midlands are quids in - thanks to Britain's greenest housing development. Read
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Tories in pledge on station
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
DELAYS in rebuilding Birmingham's New Street Station are helping destroy public confidence in Britain's rail network, the Conservatives claimed. Read
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Tories in pledge on New Street
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
DELAYS in rebuilding Birmingham's New Street Station are helping destroy public confidence in Britain's rail network, Conservatives claimed. Read
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Search for weapons at school
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
IT was like a scene from a Hollywood movie as youngsters stood in line at a Midland school waiting for police to search them and take them through metal detectors in the hunt for deadly weapons. Read
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School search for weapons
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
IT was like a scene from a Hollywood movie as youngsters stood in line at a Midland school waiting for police to search them and take them through metal detectors in the hunt for deadly weapons. Read
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Reclaim the streets for their sake
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
VICTIMS who lost their lives through mindless violence in Birmingham will be remembered tonight by young people who will visit the scene of each killing. Read
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Reclaim our streets for their sake
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
VICTIMS who lost their lives through mindless violence in Birmingham will be remembered tonight by young people who will visit the scene of each killing. Read
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Police probe arson attack
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE today launched an investigation after arsonists used a petrol-soaked rag to set fire to the front door of a Birmingham home before attacking two cars parked outside. Read
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Pledge over twins deportation fight
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
FRIENDS of deportation row twins Kamila and Karina Kaya today vowed to fight to keep the girls in Birmingham. Read
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New Street chaos alert over races
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
AN extra 10,000 passengers will put further strain on New Street Station tomorrow as they make their way to Cheltenham for the Gold Cup - but only ten more staff will be employed to cope. Read
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New Street chaos alert for Cheltenham
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
AN extra 10,000 passengers will put further strain on New Street Station tomorrow as they make their way to Cheltenham for the Gold Cup - but only ten more staff will be employed to cope. Read
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Living the good life in our green home
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
FAMILIES in one favoured part of the Midlands are quids in - thanks to Britain's greenest housing development. Read
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How I'd look if I smoked for the next 50 years...
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
WRINKLED skin, huge bags under the eyes, and a sickening yellow-green complexion. Read
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End of an era at city's HP factory
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
LOYAL HP workers have dished up their last dollop of Birmingham's world famous brown sauce. Read
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Boyfriend's tears over dead lover
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
THE boyfriend of an alleged honour killing victim whose body was found in a suitcase in Birmingham wept as he watched footage of the 20-year-old shown in court. Read
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Animal rights grave robbers sentences upheld
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
JAIL terms of 12 years imposed on three animal rights extremists for their parts in a terror campaign against guinea pig breeders - in which an 82-year-old woman's body was stolen from her grave - were "fully merited", the Court of Appeal ruled today. Read
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Woman tennis coach denies schoolgirl sex assault
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
A FEMALE tennis coach today denied sexually assaulting a schoolgirl. Read
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Mother's double baby joy after heartache
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
A WOMAN who spent years of heartache in failed attempts to have a baby is looking forward to the mother of all Mothering Sundays. Read
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Tragic end to Blues fan's dream
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
A LIFELONG Blues fan, who spent his life saving for a dream home in New Zealand, died just three months after moving in. Read
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The apple of Brum's eye!
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
AN ONLINE business set up only three months ago to undercut "rip-off" High Street prices for spectacles has been awarded a coveted prize in the Birmingham's Best Business Awards. Read
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Residents anger as council approves home plan
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
FAMILIES in Birmingham have hit out after city council chiefs gave the green light to a home for young tearaways. Read
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MPs backing Mail referendum plea
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S MPs have backed the Birmingham Mail's petition calling for a referendum on an elected mayor. Read
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Former athlete in drug shame
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
A FORMER athlete whose promising career was brought to a halt by injury has been jailed for three years for drugs offences. Read
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Everything is coming up noses
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
BIG-hearted Brummies are gearing up for a day of frantic fund-raising fun in aid of Comic Relief tomorrow. Read
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Dead motorist not wearing seatbelt and was over the limit
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
A PUB assistant manager who died after being thrown out of her car when she lost control of her vehicle might have survived the accident if she had been wearing a seatbelt, an inquest in Birmingham heard. Read
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Dad in attack is spared jail
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
AN angry Midland father fled to London after using a machete on a youth club helper he mistakenly believed was in a group who had been bullying his step-daughter, a court heard. Read
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Council staff's 17 days a year off ill
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
SICKNESS rates among city council workers are soaring, with staff in the key housing department taking more than 17 days a year off. Read
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Big top thriller rolls into town!
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
EYE-POPPING aerial gymnastics are just some of the treats in store after the Great Moscow State Circus rolls into the Midlands. Read
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Asian spectacular coming to Brum
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
THE Asian Lifestyle Show is coming to Birmingham for the first time since its launch three years ago. Read
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Apprentice Tim's tips for the top
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
THE first ever winner of TV's reality show The Apprentice is visiting Birmingham next week to share the secrets of his success. Read
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Accident unit at 'breaking point'
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
A HEALTH cuts row is raging in Worcestershire after patients were urged to use a minor injuries unit rather than clog up a casualty ward. Read
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Hamster rescued by vacuum cleaner
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
A HAMSTER has been rescued from inside a pipe by being sucked up on the end of a vacuum cleaner. Read
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Police hunt ex-husband after stab death
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE have launched an appeal to find the ex-husband of a 61-year-old Staffordshire woman found dead with a stab wound to her neck. Read
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Cadbury confirms business split plans
Mar 15 2007 | Top Stories
CONFECTIONERY and drinks giant Cadbury Schweppes today unveiled plans to split itself into two. Read
